lyosorption

Adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface.

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lyo·sorp·tion .lī-ō-'sȯrp-shən n the adsorption of a solvent on the surface of a solute or of a dispersing medium of a colloid on the surface of the dispersed material

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lyo·sorp·tion (li″o-sorpґshən) the selective adsorption of the solvent portion of a solution.